Rectifying system and feeding apparatus therefor



May 14, 1929. J UB 1,712,565

RECTIEYING- SYSTEM AND FEEDING APPARATUS THEREFOR Filed March 23. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l May 14, 1929. J. KUBLEFZ 5 5 I RECTIFYING SYSTEM AND FEEDING APPARATUS THEREFOR Filed March 23. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i atented May id, 'lQZt'ih We 1! Cs) 1, cr bs in Ft: I l 1 e n n n h Application filed March 23, 1922, erial lilo.

This invention relates to improvements in rectifying systems and feeding apparatus therefor.

F or the purpose of feeding polyphase mercury vapour rectifiers comprising a numher of anodes that is greater than the number of the phases of the supply circuit, generally transformers are employed Whose secondary Winding system receives a correspondingly increased number of phases.

The manner in which the increase of the number of secondary phases is attained, is not without influence upon theworking of the connected rectifier.

Of particular importance is the fact that the current-load on the several anodes shall be equal and that those phases of the secondary Winding of the transformer that constitute intermediate phases relatively to the originally given phases, which may be designated as basal phases, show the same induction conditions as these last-mentioned phases.

in the usual method of generating an increased number of secondary phases the procedure has been as follows:

Un one hand the secondary phases corresponding to the primary phases have been used for :t'eeding one group of anodes, While on the other hand for the other anodes, intermediate phases have been generated from the phase-combination of the first-mentioned originally given phases.

in that method of producing polyphase secondary systems, however, the different phases of the secondary Winding, When compared with one another, are not equivalent, because some phases consist of windings which are situated each only on one core of the transformer, whereas another phase consists'of windings arranged on different cores.

The first-mentioned ph ase has a voltage which is the arithmetical sum of all the voltages induced in its component parts, Whereas the last mentioned phase has a voltage which represents the geometrical sum of the diiferent-phased voltages induced in its separate component parts, so that the number or its Winding turns, taken absolutely, is much greater than the number of the Winding turns of a phase Winding the component parts of which are all of the same phase.

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The foregoing difierences in the structure oi the (inherent phase windings have a decided effect on the operation oi? the anodes of the rectifier. The difference in the num hers of turns oi the individual phase Windings and the relative location of the same on one or more cores, results in difierences in the ohmic resistance and reactive impedo 1 ance or t e indivi ua p .as%. As a conse dividual phases are eliminated and by so connecting the various phases to the rectifier that the current flow produces substantially identical resistive and reactive drops in the vari ous phases.

To this end each oi the phases of the secondary winding of the transformer is composed of similar component Winding elements belonging to difierent phases of the basal phase system, as determined by the supply circuit, or the core structure, of the transformer. The individual secondary phases, which are thus substantially alike in respect of resistance, as Well as reactance, are suitably connected in star and the star end terminals are connected to similar electrodes of the rectifier, thus resulting a current distribution which insures balanced current flow in the individual phases the transformer, as Well as of the rectifier. As a result, thereof the secondary winding phases E1196 all similar as regards voltage, the voltage-drop and the current the same.

The apparatus may he obtained in a simle manner by combining all the secondary phases in one and the some manner from t .e same number or portions gs of the basal phase SE SlJGL, to o duce similar hase reiatively to one The invention will now he more fully described with reference to its embodiments illustrated by way of example in the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, in which 5 Fig. l is a vectorial diagram of the winding connections of the improved transformer embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the relative proportions of the winding elements utilized in transformer connections of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a diagram similar to Fig. 1, illustrating another embodiment of my invention;

15' Fig. 4 is a diagram similar to 1, illustrating an embodiment of my invention, having balance coils for causing an overlapping of the anode currents; and

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view of a transformer and rectifier system arranged in accordance with the diagram in Fig. 1.

In Figure l :-Vectors O 1, 2, O 3 0 12 represent a secondary twelve-phase system i which has been produced from the primary or basal phases, represented by vectors 0 l, 0 II and 0 III, by building-up each of the secondary phases in one and the same way, Each secondary phase is composed of two winding portions belonging to different 30 phases of the basal phase system. In the par ticular embodiment of my invention illustrated in Fig. l, the secondary twelve-phase winding system is obtained fromthe three phase primary basal windin systen: by first connecting six winding portionsO a, 0 0,

. 0 f belonging to thee-three basal phases 0,1, 0,11, 0,111 into a balanced sitar-connected six phase winding. To each of the end points a f of the six phase winding are connected pairs of winding elements a 1, 0: 2; b 3, b 4; 11, f 12, belonging to the basal phases which are shifted 120 with respect to the phase to which they are connected. By properly proportioning the length of theadditional winding elements connected to the end points (z, 7) f of thesiX-phase star winding, the end point of the. additional winding elements will constitute terminals 1, 2 12 of an open-starconnected balanced twelve-phase windirg" Tfsuitahle'for supplying a twelve-phase re fi erin. accordance with the principles out- Y n fve proportions of the th a e winoi elements, utilized to obtain e balance a twelve-phase winding shown 4 determined from e geometrical relati ng the ini the component phase systezn.

ovectors vectors a O, a 1, a 2 constitute phases of the basal three-phase system, and are accordingly shifted against each other by 120. By drawing the equilateral triangle la2, and taking the vector a1 =a2=aa =unity, we obtain a1=a'2=12=\ /=1.7a

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Accordingly the winding portions 0 a, 0 Z) 0 have approximately 2.73 many turns as the additional winding elements al,a2;? 3,h;...fll,fl2.

In the twelve-phase system, which is thus obtained from the basal three-phase system, each of the phases is symmetrically displaced against the basal phases of the threephase system, or the equivalent six phase system, the two phase systems being symmetrically shifted with respect to each other. Furthermore, each of the phases of one sys tem is composed of exactly alike. winding portions of the other system thus resulting in a multiple phase winding, each phase of which is exactly alike in respect to the number of turns, the location of the winding portions on the different phases of the transformer core, ohmic resistance and reactive impedance.

By connecting the anodes of the rectifier to the twelve terminals of the improved open-stanconnccted twelve phase windin a perfectly balanced current flow throng l the individual anodes will be obtained, thus radically avoiding the deficiencies of priorart windingsystelns which, while more complicated than the winding of the present invention, caused uneven current distribution between the anodes.

In the twelve-phase system of Figure 1, all the twelve phases are consequently tirely equivalent as regards the amount their voltage and their voltage-drop.v so t the anodes of the rectifier will currl anner of phase-combination trated -1 Figure 1 is however tne o 1 possible one that will lead to the dc phases may also be made in the manner I I r z c (rated in Figure nnc reference iet'te and numerals have same significance as i J. T1 r 7 {H088 or nigure i, 1 i igurc 0', however, the ratio of the. vectors the pn f the anode currents, the 1:20

winding system be resolved into symm cal three-phase systems coupled togetner inductively by means of interlinkin or baiancing transformers, the several phase-systems may then be arranged, for instance, in the manner illustrated in Figure In this Figure 4, the twelve-phase system of Figure l, is resolved into the tour threephase systems A, B, C, D, with four separate zero points O, U, O", Of these, A and B are first coupled inductively by the the interlinking transformer if, and if) and D are coupled inductively by the interlinking transformer But by means of the interlinlting transformer 5 these two groups are again in their turn brought into a mutual inductive relation of such nature that every current flowing into one group or anode, has a tendency to generate a similar current in the other group, thus effecting an ova-- lapping of the currents and raising the etective value of the anode currents.

in this arrangement also, the windings of all the twelve phases are quite equivalent to one another as regards voltage, voltagedrop, and the current they carry, so that the working of the rectifier is rendered also in this case more economical than i- 'therto.

Fig, 5 illustrates the arrangement oi windings, vectorially illustrated in l, on the cores of a three phase transformer T and the connections or" the windin to a three phase supply line l, H and i and a direct-current mercury-arc rectifier G, respectively.

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Corresponding winding portions in the vectorial diagram a and in the diagram of connections 5 are similarly designated. The three phases of the primary supply winding 0,1, 0 51, ti l are disposed upon the three core legs oi the transformer T and are connected in star to the supply line, The coils O- a O i), 0f,'(zi,a2,53,i i,...flhflflar suitably distributed on the three cores of the transformer T and connected i open star according to the diagram l i The 12 terminals 1 to 12 Ol the twelv phase secondary winding thus obtained ar connected to twelve anodes A to 12 o the mercury-arc rectifier G, a direct-current line, designated by a minus symbol f and a plus symbol respectively, being connected to the neutral point 6 of the star and to the cathode of the recti er.

/V hat claim is 1. A polyphase winding, comprising plurality of winding elements belonging to, and constituting in themselves, balanced basal polyphase system, different lent as o: winding elements, belonging to dinerent phases, being connected in series to constitute a plurality of resultant phase windings for each phase of the basal phase s stem and symmetrically shifted thereagainst, the resultant phase windings being connected in open star to constitute in themselves a balanced polyphase winding system having a multiple of the number of phases of the basal system and symmetrically shifted thereagainst.

Q. A transformer having a balanced polyphase winding of a relatively large number of phases, said winding comprising a pinrality of phase windings connected in open star, each or" the phase windings comprising two serially-connected windingelements belonging to dittercnt. phases of a'balanccd basal phase system having a relatively sma number 01 phases, said two serially-connected winding elements being of different lengths, the relatively short and long winding elements being so distributed between the individual phases that balanced voltage and current conditions obtain in the pot phase winding as well as in the basal phase system.

A transformer comprising a core and primary and secondary polyphase windings on said core, one oi sald windings constituting a basal polyphase system having a relatively small number of phases corresponding to the core of said transformer, the other of said windings comprising a plurality of starconnected winding elements constituting a balanced polyphase system having a number of phases corresponding to said basal phase system, the open end point of each oi said winding elements having serially-connected thereto an additional winding element ot a dii'ierent phase of said basal phase system, the serially-connected winding elements of each phase being of different length and so apportioned that the end points oi said additional winding elements constitute in themselves thc tern'iinals of an opcn-star-connected polyphase winding having its phases symmetrically shifted with respect to the basal phase system.

n a transformer device, an interconnected polyphase winding comprising a 110 star-connected polyphasc winding of a l phase system, a pair of additional wint elements symmetrically connected to the e points or each phase oi said star-connected polyphase winding, said additional windi elements belonging to different phases basal phase system, the interconn ed winding el inents being so proportioned the free terminals thereo; constitute open-star balanced polyphase system i which a balanced current flow is acco panied by balanced current and voltage conditions throughout all phases.

5. In rect ying system, a polyphase supline, rectifier apparatus having anodes in number than the number of phases 7 line, and transformer means providan operative connection between said line and said apparatus and comprising imary winding means connected to said ine Cil providing phases of number equal to the number of phases of said line and secondary winding means having a neutral point and providing rectifier supply phases of number equal to the number or" said anodes,

winding element forming part of said secondary Winding means and being connected at one end to said neutral point andv being common with respect to adjacent rectifier supply phases, other winding elements each fol-min part of said secondary windin means and each being connected at certain 01 their respective ends to the free end of said first mentioned winding element and at their respective free ends to certain of said anodes,

said winding elements being inducl associated with a primary phase difthan that with which the others are i i a rectifying system, a polyphase supply line, rectifier apparatusdiaving anodes in number than the number of seas of said line, and transformer means providin an operative connection between said line and said apparatus and compris ing primary winding means connected to said line and providing phases oi number rectifier supply phases, a winding; element i orrlng part of said secondary winding means and being connected to said neutral poir and being common with respect to adrectiiier supply phases, other winding elements each forming part 01" said secondary Winding means and each being connected to said first-mentioned Winding element and cooperating therewith to provide said adiacent rectifier supply phases and being; connected to certain of .said anodes, each of said winding elements being associated with a primary phase different than that with i ch the others are associated.

a a polypliase rectifying installation twelve rectifier anodes, an aitern A cnrrent snonly line, a. tiansiorniei aviator;

ing a primary Winding connected to said line and a secondary winding providing a neutral pointand having phases connected in open star to said anodes, each of the secondary phases being composed of two winding portions belonging to different phases of said primary Winding); and being shifted thercagainst, the first of said winding portions being connected at one end thereof to said neutral point and being common with respect to two adjacent secondary phases, the second of said .i'li'ltllllg portions being connected to the free end of the first winding portion.

8. In a rectifying system, a polypliase supply line, rectifier apparatus havinganodes, and transformer means excited from said lino and providing supply phases for said anodes; transformer means comprising an open-star-connected secondary including a winding element common with respect to certain of said supply phases, and other winding elements connected to one and the same end of said first-mentioned Winding element and cooperating therewith to provide said certain supply phases.

9. In a rectifying system, a polyphasc sup ply line, rectifier apparatus having anodes, transformer means excited from said line and including polyphasc primary winding means and open-star-connccted secondary winding means prm'iding supply phases for said anodes, a winding element forming part of said secondary winding means and being common with respect to certain of said supply phases, and other winding elements forming part of said secondary Winding means and being connected to one and the same end of said firstmentionod winding element and cooperating therewith to pro vide said certain supply phases, each of said winding elements being associated with a primary phase diiierent than the primary phases with which the others are associated.

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